Ginette Vincendeau Obituaries

Aug 20, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Ginette Vincendeau |Molly Haskell |Ginette Vincendeau Obituaries

Blessed with stunning good looks, Alain Delon, who has died aged 88, was destined for stardom. Beauty, drive and charisma more than compensated for lack of formal training. Together with the good fortune of working with gifted filmmakers such as Luchino Visconti, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville and Joseph Losey, they made him one of the greatest stars of post-war French cinema, across both auteur and popular films.